EMSA releases EU’s seafarers statistics

EMSA issued a review of Seafarer Statistics in the EU, based on data extracted from certificates and endorsements registered by EU Member States until 31 December 2016 and recorded in the STCW Information system.

The review represents a snap-shot of the European labour market, in terms of the number of seafarers holding valid certificates and endorsements in 2016, aiming to contribute to a better understanding of the maritime labour force in Europe.

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Namely, the data included in the report show that 174,780 masters and officers have valid certificates of competency (CoC) issued by EU Member States, while 87,802 have CoCs issued by non-EU countries. The total number of masters and officers holding CoCs slightly decreased compared to 2015.

At the of 2016, a quarter of a million masters and officers were potential manpower to serve on board EU flagged ships.

However, five EU Member States had the most masters and officers holding CoCs. These are:

UK - 24,375

Poland - 19,518

Greece - 17,048

France - 14,362

Italy -14,068

Moreover, the five EU Member States with the most masters and officers holding EU Member State attested Recognition (EaR) were:

Malta - 55,715

Cyprus - 26,935

UK - 12,564

Netherlands - 11,260

Portugal - 6,594

In addition, as far as non-EU Member States with the most masters and officers holding CoCs, these were:

Philippines - 29,695

Ukraine - 19,459

Russia - 14,395

India - 6,795

Turkey - 4,874

Masters and officers holding valid CoCs per EU Member State / Credit: EMSA

Furthermore, regarding the gender distribution of masters and officers, male masters and officers represented 97.83% of the total number of officers, with female masters and officers accounting for 2.17%.

Gender distribution of masters and officers / Credit: EMSA

Finally, the average age of masters and officers with CoCs is 43.4. More specifically:

75.76% of the officers with certificates under Charter VII, were younger than 35 years old;

Masters and officers with certificates under Charter II and Charter III, were evenly distributed throughout 18-24 years of age;

54.40% of masters and deck officers and 52.81% of engineer officers were younger than 45 years old.